Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for a game server carrying out actions, including: generating a selection screen that presents a plurality of reproduction data items, each for reproducing a state of a respective point in time during execution of a game and allowing a user of a game device to select one of the reproduction data items, each reproduction data item representing a respective state of the game achieved by the user while engaged in game play on the game device, the selection screen presenting a first reproduction data item, which is one of the plurality of reproduction data items, in association with a second reproduction data item, wherein the selection screen provides an indication to the user of whether the second reproduction data item reproduces a state of a point in time at which the game has progressed with reference to the state reproduced by the first reproduction data item; and transmitting the generated selection screen to the game device over a network such that the game device may display

Abstract: An output system includes a terminal apparatus to receive an accumulation instruction from a user, an accumulation apparatus to accumulate first output job information, an output apparatus to acquire data from an accumulation destination specified in the first output job information, and an authentication apparatus to authenticate the user.

Abstract: An equipment unit is disclosed, including a first obtaining unit which obtains first identification information for a parameter set for calculating a use amount of the equipment unit; a comparison unit which compares the first identification information and second identification information for a parameter set for calculating a use amount of the equipment unit; a second obtaining unit which obtains information on a difference between the parameter set related to the first identification information and the parameter set stored in the equipment unit when the first identification information and the second identification information differ; and a control unit which calculates an amount of use of the equipment unit based on the parameter set stored in the equipment unit, and the information on the difference and controls the use of the equipment unit by the user.

Abstract: Provided is a game device capable of displaying, when presenting a plurality of reproduction data items to a user, a selection screen that allows the user to easily recognize a relationship among the reproduction data items. The game device displays, on a display device, a selection screen that presents a plurality of reproduction data items for reproducing a state of a point in time during execution of a game and allows a user to select one of the reproduction data items, the selection screen presenting a first reproduction data item, which is one of the plurality of reproduction data items, in association with a second reproduction data item, which reproduces a state of a point in time at which the game has progressed from the state reproduced by the first reproduction data item.

Abstract: An input information reception unit 32 of a server 30b receives input information relating to a user operation from a client terminal 10 and records the input information into an input information storage unit 42 together with time. An information processing unit 36 carries out an information process immediately on the basis of the input information, and an encoding unit 38 encodes generated primary output data and a data transmission unit 40 transmits the encoded data to the client terminal 10. An adjustment part 52 adjusts processing contents and an encode parameter at any time in response to a communication situation monitored by a communication situation monitoring unit 50 and records an adjustment history into an adjustment history storage unit 54 together with the time.

Abstract: An information processing system including at least one information processing apparatus includes a first memory unit that stores information indicative of a necessity of an authentication to a print request with respect to each candidate of a transmission source of the print request; a receipt unit that receives the print request through a network; and a control unit that authorizes a print for the received print request, of which authentication information is received, in a case where the authentication is successful based on the authentication information, and authorizes the print for the received print request, of which authentication information is not received, in a case where the authentication is determined by the transmission source of the print request to be unnecessary based on the information stored by the first memory unit.

Abstract: An equipment unit is disclosed, including a first obtaining unit which obtains first identification information for a parameter set for calculating a use amount of the equipment unit; a comparison unit which compares the first identification information and second identification information for a parameter set for calculating a use amount of the equipment unit; a second obtaining unit which obtains information on a difference between the parameter set related to the first identification information and the parameter set stored in the equipment unit when the first identification information and the second identification information differ; and a control unit which calculates an amount of use of the equipment unit based on the parameter set stored in the equipment unit, and the information on the difference and controls the use of the equipment unit by the user.

Abstract: An information processing system including at least one information processing apparatus includes a first memory unit that stores information indicative of a necessity of an authentication to a print request with respect to each candidate of a transmission source of the print request; a receipt unit that receives the print request through a network; and a control unit that authorizes a print for the received print request, of which authentication information is received, in a case where the authentication is successful based on the authentication information, and authorizes the print for the received print request, of which authentication information is not received, in a case where the authentication is determined by the transmission source of the print request to be unnecessary based on the information stored by the first memory unit.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus operate to: execute one application; store group information, the group information being associated with a plurality of pieces of execution status information each of which represents one of a plurality of execution statuses of the execution, a plurality of pieces of content information each of which represents one of the contents of the plurality of pieces of execution status information, and group identification information identifying groups to which the plurality of pieces of execution status information and the plurality of pieces of content information belong; and generate, based on the group information, menu information which displays the content information included in at least one of the groups. The at least one application is executed using the execution status information associated with at least one piece of the content information included in the menu information.

Abstract: Provided is a game device capable of displaying, when presenting a plurality of reproduction data items to a user, a selection screen that allows the user to easily recognize a relationship among the reproduction data items. The game device displays, on a display device, a selection screen that presents a plurality of reproduction data items for reproducing a state of a point in time during execution of a game and allows a user to select one of the reproduction data items, the selection screen presenting a first reproduction data item, which is one of the plurality of reproduction data items, in association with a second reproduction data item, which reproduces a state of a point in time at which the game has progressed from the state reproduced by the first reproduction data item.

Abstract: A laser beam machine is provided for irradiating a laser beam onto a workpiece to cut the same. When cutting a workpiece by irradiating a laser beam thereto, stable and reliable corner cutting is carried out according to a machining condition which provides practical effects. It is determined whether the machining (cutting) along a path according to a currently executed machining program has advanced to a corner B (Step S1), and if the corner B is reached, cutting is carried out according to a stepwise-varying machining condition M previously stored in a RAM (3) (Step S2). Specifically, the machining condition is once reduced to a low level or zero when the corner B is reached, and is thereafter increased stepwise up to a normal machining condition M.sub.0 with distance from the corner (with time). After the cutting of the corner B is completed, normal cutting is carried out according to the machining condition M.sub.0 (Step S3).